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kedrico
·There you have it... plain gold.
Constellation french case... what about the crown ?
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kedrico
·Back from the workshop. Spiral and acrylic glass changed.
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felsby
··I don't see any option in settings or profileThe dial and movement look correct for a 2648, the case however looks more 1960's to me and certainly not what I'd expect from a French cased 2648 equivalent.
Also French 2648's normally have Fab.Suisse on the dial, this one doesn't...so a few questions here, how's the case back medallion?
Very interesting - could your 2648 have been delivered with a fluted crown originally, @cristos71 ?
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··I don't see any option in settings or profile
I ask because I have the same watch, and it came with an identical buckle, which I don't quite understand as it looks much too modern to me. It is a rare buckle with 18k spring bar.
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·Hi everyone. First post here, seeking guidance and knowledge 😉
Bought this second-hand Constellation (don't mind the strap, original was an old Omega brown leather) in my local watch retail store, western France. This is what I identified as a 1952 OT2648, cal 354, with a serial number in the 13 millions range.
Gold case has been produced in France, due to gold regulations at the time. Sharp eyes will see an OMEGA stylized logo, an eagle head and a PGF (Paul Frank and Sons probably) logo, in the back, the name of the gold smelter.
My question is about the crown. I first suspected it has been replaced (4 marks inside the case show maintenance during the 70ies, one of them could be crown related). Crown was fluted instead of ten-faceted. But now I wonder if PGF wasn't implementing blank crowns, as they would also produce cases for Longines. And I have seen numerous models with a fluted crown. Alas, most of the shots don't show the crown logo itself... leaving me in the dark.
What are your thoughts on this ?
Regards
The reason why I thought it was worth replying almost 6 years later is that the plain gold crown is also the exact same!
The watch came with an amazing set of papers and I will be very pleased to share some photos as soon as the watch comes back from my watchmaker. The movement had not been serviced from decades and deserved a careful service.
I was suspicious about the crown the first time I saw it but my watchmaker confirmed it was plain gold and adviced me to keep it... Wise advice, as it appears it was the same as the OP.
Here is a photo before being sent for service
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